Stanley also is known for his recurring portrayal of Officer Szymanski for three seasons on NYPD Blue. His other television credits include Without a Trace, In Plain Sight, Boston Legal and 24, among others.

He next will be seen in October in the Ben Affleck-directed thriller Argo. The film, which is based on true-life events of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, stars Affleck, Bryan Cranston and Kyle Chandler.